Today is World Mental Health Day

[Gibbon]

Serious question. Anyone on here suffered from this? i.e. depression 'the curse of the perfectionists'.

[chef]

the voices tell me I can't answer that

[MarillionFan]

Serious question. Anyone on here suffered from this? i.e. depression 'the curse of the perfectionists'.

Glib font wibble.

[mudskipper]

Serious question. Anyone on here suffered from this? i.e. depression 'the curse of the perfectionists'.

Serious answer. Yep. Been mildly depressed for most of my adult life, and probably before. From time to time I get really low, but only had 'treatment' once - always feels like the kind of thing you should be able to get yourself out of, after all it's all 'up there'.

I do wonder (and admire) how people can go from day to day feeling joyous and happy, to me it all feels like a bit of a trudge through life, and things to 'look forward to' seem transient and unimportant in the grander scheme of things.

Well - you did ask.

[Gibbon]

Serious answer. Yep. Been mildly depressed for most of my adult life, and probably before. From time to time I get really low, but only had 'treatment' once - always feels like the kind of thing you should be able to get yourself out of, after all it's all 'up there'.

I do wonder (and admire) how people can go from day to day feeling joyous and happy, to me it all feels like a bit of a trudge through life, and things to 'look forward to' seem transient and unimportant in the grander scheme of things.

Well - you did ask.

Well I admire you for being honest. There is too much stigma attached in my opinion. I know a little about it as Mrs Gibbon heads a team looking after the poor souls. Some are really messed up, but most just need a little help to get back on with life and some just need to know there's somewhere to go and talk once in a while.

[EternalOptimist]

Luckily, no. But I have seen it close up and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy

[BrilloPad]

Never suffered from depression. But caused it in quite a few people.

[administrator]

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They are the mad ones.

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WTGALS!

[doomage]

Serious answer. Yep. Been mildly depressed for most of my adult life, and probably before. From time to time I get really low, but only had 'treatment' once - always feels like the kind of thing you should be able to get yourself out of, after all it's all 'up there'.

I do wonder (and admire) how people can go from day to day feeling joyous and happy, to me it all feels like a bit of a trudge through life, and things to 'look forward to' seem transient and unimportant in the grander scheme of things.

Well - you did ask.

[d000hg]

d000hg is not on the autistic spectrum.